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TEAM

MEMBERS

CEO

Michael Mandaville

Michael Mandaville has worked for over 25 years in media as a writer of several novels & countless screenplays, as well as a producer & line producer where he managed media projects up to $80M such as “American History X” and the “Taken” trilogy with Liam Neeson where he managed the budget and currencies across four countries. He is also a Life Coach and Media Production Coach who knows that the biggest void in Hollywood is the lack of producers who know how to market projects; Michael brings contributions in media and tech marketing that are incomparable.

CMO

Austin Shmuel

Austin Shmuel is the newly appointed President of Lee World Capital Group and WKGB by North America and International. His 10 years of experience in real estate and finance covers a wide range including investment sales, asset management, property management and retail leasing in top New York-based companies. He will drive acquisition of publisher and ad technology accounts for our core business.

Experience

  • Head of Publisher Sales North America
  • Gather Network · Full-time June 2021-Present
  • Independent Legal Recruiter Freelance Jan. 2019-Present
  • New York City Metropolitan Area
  • Independent Legal Recruiter specializing in the Lateral Attorney and Legal Support Markets Across the United States.
  • Associate/Brand Development Kassin Sabbagh Realty Dec. 2018-Mar. 2021
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Licensed Real Estate Agent(LEXITI)

Education

  • State University of New York at Albany, SUNY
  • Bachelor of Arts(BA), Economics 2008-2011
  • Skills-Investment, Asset Management, Social Media

Senior CMO

Robert-Frederick: Lennon

Robert Lennon is a US Veteran who, after leaving military service established his foundation in entertainment in the ’90’s. In 2004, he changed his focus to marketing where, ever since, he has worked for businesses as a consultant, marketing manager, creative director, project manager, and business development manager. His success spans all steps in launching businesses through consulting and marketing products and services. Robert is currently serving on the Board of Ameridge Corp, a public company, as the US Marketing Director.

Rob Wagner

Rob Wagner is an experienced Chief Marketing Officer with a demonstrated history of success in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Marketing Strategy and decision-making, marketing research and analysis, distribution strategy, Facebook advertising, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), WordPress, web design, keyword research, target marketing and segmentation, and Google Webmaster Tools (Google Search Console).

COO

Kevin Dean Chandler

Kevin “Chan” Chandler is an experienced Project Manager and serial entrepreneur specializing in startup and early-phase enterprises. He has a demonstrated history of success in the sales and marketing industry and became known for leading a small business in 4,700% growth in only 18 months. Skilled in planning, management, and follow-through, Chan is the perfect COO for Magic Marketing to help the team stay on track, successfully meet goals, all the while keeping our clients on track for their goals.

CTO

Daniel Lennon

For more than 25 years: designed, developed, implemented, and hosted creative dynamic data-driven websites for eCommerce, jobs, clubs, events, and membership systems. Within his first 10 years teaching himself code, Dan was named in the top 40 of Under 40-year-old entrepreneurs and is in the top 2% of Wordpress developers in the world. His favorite projects involve creating Membership websites for Sports Industries, Furniture Manufacturers, Job Boards, and Clubs, specializing in eCommerce websites, Event Systems, and Bookings.

TEAM

Quaid Ricks
  • Project Manager - Design tests and assemble construction reference drawings using SolidWorks - Create detailed scope of work for state engineer permitting process - Manage contractors for equipment setup and breakdown, data acquisition, and policy adherence - Lead safety meetings, daily agenda, and final report presentations
  • Reservoir Engineer - Analyze data using analytical and numerical models in MATLAB, Aqtesolve, and Modflow - Develop inverse conductive heat transfer model to estimate thermal exchange for numerical model integration
  • Geothermal Fluid Production Engineer - Specify centrifugal and line shaft pumps ranging from 500 to 6,000 gallons per minute - Evaluate flowrate changes at multiple power plants for positive net gain
  • Drafted sheet metal assemblies using SolidWorks
  • Observed manufacturing process for combined heat and power units
  • Performed testing on two separate experimental heat recovery engines
Robert Childs

Robert founded a Credit Repair company in 1990. He grew his credit repair business from 2 employees to over 560 employees by 2012. Robert sold his credit repair company to large bank for a 7-digit figure in January, 2012.
Robert's credit repair company processed over 5,000 new clients per month, with revenues that reached $65,000,000 in annual sales. In early 2005, Robert began assisting consumers in the Debt Settlement industry. Millions of Americans nationwide have open collection debt problems. Many of these consumers have been 'sued' by law firms which attempt to collect these unpaid debts on behalf of the creditors. Robert continues to be instrumental in helping consumers understand their rights and taking action to achieve the best possible results in debt situations.
Robert is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer for The Debt and Credit Guys, which provides educational presentations and services in the areas of Credit Restoration, Debt Settlement, Debt Shredder, and Legal Services for both consumers and business owners. He is one of the hosts, along with his business partner Jon Roberts, of The Debt and Credit Guys Podcast.

ADVISOR

James Slazas
James Slazas is the chief executive officer of both VaultLink Inc. and DARMA Capital. VaultLink is a PaaS cryptocurrency and payments network for financial institutions and its customers to transfer value 24/7/365 while adhering to the existing monetary transmission controls. DARMA Capital (Digital Asset Risk Management Advisors), is a CFTC US registered CTA/CPO/Swap firm managing in excess of $1.5B in AUM specifically focused on blockchain assets.
Prior to the onset of the fund in 2018, Mr. Slazas was the director of capital markets and founding member of ConsenSys Capital leveraging Consensys Capital’ 1200+ personnel global thought leadership and broad technical blockchain IP to provide traditional investment vehicles to institutional investors. Mr. Slazas has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry. Starting at Lehman Brothers, Mr. Slazas managed a proprietary arbitrage book of derivatives, made markets for “over-the-counter” equities, warrants and options, and created a global risk management group for the Private Client division in Lehman’s London, Hong Kong and Swiss banks. Later, Mr. Slazas co-founded September Investors, a hedge fund investing in longevity risk through life settlements and premium financing. Mr. Slazas advises a broad spectrum of financial institutions including investment banks, regulatory agencies, exchanges, pension funds, (re)insurance companies, and hedge funds on blockchain strategy.
Chami Akmeemana
Chami Akmeemana is the CEO of Convergence.tech and Trybe.ID. He is a Blockchain and AI Specialist. He pursued a Ph.D. in Bioceramic Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London, until deciding to forgo an academic career in favor of Law Enforcement. In 2002, he joined London’s Metropolitan Police.
Chami has had 4 successful exits over the last decade and is passionate about the intersection of technology, business and social good. His experience includes serving as Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs at ConsenSys Inc; Fintech Advisor to the Ontario Securities Commission; Managing Director, Fintech and Blockchain at the Global Risk Institute; and Regulatory Advisor to the Republic of Liberland.
Chami is also the Chairman of the Blockchain Association Australia and an Advisory Board member of doc.ai.